Ben Rhodes-Kropf
FounderFounder at SalesPatriot
Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, United States
FoundedSalesPatriot · YC
About
Ben Rhodes-Kropf is a software engineer and co-founder serving as CTO of SalesPatriot. He previously conducted research on large language model quantization at MIT's Han Lab, founded the company Trace, and collaborated on synthetic data research with DARPA.
Founder at SalesPatriotYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Ben went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran SalesPatriot's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Ben can intro founders to SalesPatriot's investors below.
SalesPatriot's investors · 6
Co-founders at SalesPatriot
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Nelson RayFounder
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Maciej SzymczykFounder
Experience
- SalesPatriotChief Technology Officercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Martin Trust Center for MIT EntrepreneurshipAI Software Developer on the Orbit Team2024Massachusetts, United States
- Trace Entertainment Co.CEO and Head of Development2022 — 2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- RAQTSHead of Console Development2021 — 2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT Han Labs (Hardware AI and Neural Nets)2023 — 2024Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Greater Boston STEM ProgramVolunteer Teacher2022 — 2023Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- American Cancer SocietyVolunteer2021Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Rhodes-Kropf?
- Ben Rhodes-Kropf is a software engineer and co-founder serving as CTO of SalesPatriot. He previously conducted research on large language model quantization at MIT's Han Lab, founded the company Trace, and collaborated on synthetic data research with DARPA.
- Where does Ben Rhodes-Kropf work?
- Ben Rhodes-Kropf is Founder of SalesPatriot.
- What companies did Ben Rhodes-Kropf found?
- Ben Rhodes-Kropf founded SalesPatriot.
- Where did Ben Rhodes-Kropf go to school?
- Ben Rhodes-Kropf studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Undergraduate); Y Combinator; Milton Academy (High School Diploma, Computer Science).
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